"During a congressional hearing on the current president's actions addressing crime in cities - which seems mostly to be insulting large city mayors, ignoring higher-crime areas in red states, and then sending in armed federal officers against the mayors' wishes - Sen. Cruz referred to Sen. Cory Booker's (D-NJ) plea for Democrats and Republicans to "come together and have bipartisan agreement." "I think that's a great idea. We should have bipartisan agreement," Cruz said. "How about we all come together and say, 'Let's stop murder'? How about we all come together and say, 'Let's stop rape'? How about we all come together and say, 'Let's stop attacking pedophiles'?""
"While Sen. Cruz didn't correct himself, he might be interested to know that the current Republican presidential administration has dismantled most government oversight agencies and departmental civil rights divisions that could have taken steps to lower murder, rape, and pedophilia. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. House Republican House Speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA) has also taken steps to stop House members from voting to release the sealed government investigation files related to the high-profile accomplices of convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who was once the president's friend."
Sen. Ted Cruz invoked bipartisan agreement during a congressional hearing on the president's crime policies and then said, "Let's stop attacking pedophiles," alongside calls to stop murder and rape. The remark went uncorrected and read like a likely misspeaking amid urging unity. The current Republican presidential administration has dismantled multiple oversight agencies and departmental civil-rights divisions that could address murder, rape, and pedophilia. House Republican leader Rep. Mike Johnson (LA) has blocked House votes to release sealed investigation files related to high-profile accomplices of convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
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